Hu Y, Thapa A, Fan H, Ma T, Wu Q, Ma S, Zhang D, Wang B, Li M, Yan L, Wei F.

Sci Adv. 2020 Feb 26;6(9):eaax5751. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aax5751

Genomic evidence for two phylogenetic species and long-term population bottlenecks in red pandas.

“Data from 65 whole genomes, 49 Y-chromosomes, and 49 mitochondrial genomes provide the first comprehensive genetic evidence for species divergence in red pandas, demonstrating substantial inter-species genetic divergence for all three markers and correcting species-distribution boundaries.”